ESTBarreiro/IPS is a center for knowledge and innovation that fosters a dynamic connection between the generations shaping the future and the organizations bringing that future to life in the job market. With a vision focused on a constantly evolving world, ESTBarreiro/IPS is grounded in the transformative power of education and in preparing its students for the challenges of tomorrow.
ESTBarreiro/IPS is distinguished by the close ties between staff, students, and alumni, recognizing that the quality of learning and work spaces is essential to collective success.
As Ecocampus, it keeps pace with the major transformations of the modern world and leads the way by training highly qualified professionals. Aware of emerging challenges, it values people and promotes quality teaching and learning, grounded in the creation and transfer of knowledge to society, based on research, innovation, and partnerships. ESTBarreiro/IPS works closely with educational communities, businesses, and public entities to ensure that its students develop technical knowledge and transferable skills aligned with the demands of the job market, emerging trends, and global challenges, such as sustainability and artificial intelligence.
With a history spanning more than a quarter of a century, ESTBarreiro/IPS was one of the first Portuguese institutions involved in the scientific field of engineering education, particularly in active learning methodologies and the production of internationally recognized scientific knowledge.
Professor Pedro Neto, Ph.D.
, Director of the Barreiro School of Technology
